Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Las Palmas 2nd with 72 points, Ponferradina 20th with 44, 28 apart. Ponferradina had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Las Palmas 1.17 scored and 0.69 conceded per game, Ponferradina 0.95 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.01.
Las Palmas's unbeaten run stood at 9. Four consecutive draws preceded this one for Ponferradina. From the last five rounds, Las Palmas held 11 points of 15 and Ponferradina 4.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Las Palmas 11, draws 3, Ponferradina 1, at 2.47 goals per meeting.
Estadio de Gran Canaria in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, capacity 31,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.